Jan 8, 2026

Marilyn Helen Small, 89, passed away on January 8, 2026 at Luther Acres in Lititz, PA. Born on November 25, 1936 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Emily Janiesch. Marilyn was the beloved wife to John Bingle Small.

Marilyn was a longtime member of Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, New Hyde Park,...

Jan 7, 2026

Andres Torres, 91, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2026. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Andres Torres and Martha Santos. He celebrated over 70 years of marriage with Aida E. Torres prior to her passing in 2024.

Andres worked as a cabinet maker, carpenter, and furniture finisher. He...

Jan 7, 2026

Evelyn C. (Gantz) Green, 90, of Atlantic City, NJ, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on January 7, 2026. Born June 13, 1935, in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of the late William Gantz and Helen Cooper Gantz. Evelyn moved to Atlantic City in the 1960's, where she married the love of her life, the late...

Jan 7, 2026

Edith Marie Schrock, 98, of Conestoga Township, PA, passed away peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at Fairmount Homes. Born in the small Swiss community of Kidron, Ohio, she was the youngest child of Fannie and Amos B. Amstutz. She was a graduate of La Junta Mennonite School...

Jan 7, 2026

Karen Rebecca "Becky" Orr, 67, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on January 7, 2026. Born in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Virginia (Wilkinson) Wolff and the late Robert Wolff. She was married 45 beloved years to Mark L. Orr.

Becky was a 1977 graduate of Shaler Area High School and obtained a...

Jan 6, 2026

Dail Steinman, age 83, of Lancaster, entered eternal rest January 6, 2026. Born at Queen's Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, seven weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, she was the daughter of the late William Whiting and Virginia Dail (Boyd) McIlhenny. She devoted her professional life to her role as a Human Resources Generalist for Hamilton and then Flinchbaugh....

Jan 6, 2026

Elaine Breuers passed away peacefully on January 6, 2026. She was a devoted wife and mother, and proud resident of Lancaster.

Born in Mahanoy City, Elaine was the oldest daughter of the late Stephen and Helen (née Souka) Bottock. The family moved to Levittown when she was a teenager, where she graduated from Neshaminy High School in...

Jan 6, 2026

Robert Frank Ciccarelli, 90, of Strasburg, PA, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at Lancaster General Hospital. Bob shared 65 years of marriage with his wife Betty Jane (Tanesky) Ciccarelli before her passing in 2023.

He was born in Bradford, PA, the son of the late Vincent and Margaret Rose (Palumbo) Ciccarelli and graduated from Bradford Area...

Jan 5, 2026

Charlotte B. Hansen, 86, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania died peacefully in her home on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Born in Augsburg, Germany in 1939, she was the daughter of the late Mathilde Kretzschmar. In 1960, at the age of 21, she boarded a ship for the United States to work as an au pair. In 1964 she met...

Jan 5, 2026

Necia H. Weinhold, 96, of Lititz, left her family and friends to go to her eternal home on January 5, 2026, at Luther Acres. Born in Lititz, she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Charlotte (Bachman) Hackman.

Necia was a graduate of Lititz High School and worked for over 30 years for Warner Lambert until...

Jan 4, 2026

Robert J. "Bob" Lukacs, of Strasburg, passed away at his home on January 4, 2026. He was 78. Born in Fords, New Jersey, he was the middle son of the late William and Violet (Dworak) Lukacs. Standing by his side for over 50 years was his devoted wife Patricia "Pat" (Sheridan) Lukacs.

Bob's journey began when he...

Jan 4, 2026

James B. "Jim" Maxwell passed away January 4, 2026, in Lancaster County PA after many years of living with frontotemporal dementia with his wife and daughter by his side. He moved from Durham NC in 2016 to be near family after his retirement in 2014.

The only child of Harold Irvin Maxwell and Lydia Beckett Maxwell, he...

Jan 4, 2026

Nancy Jean Bender, (89), passed away at Moravian Manor on January 4, 2026. Born October 22, 1936, in Greenville PA, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth L. Mowry and Dorothy Mae (Paxton) Mowry. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, retired Navy Captain Thomas J. Bender, both residents of Moravian Manor in Lititz, PA.

Jan 3, 2026

Alyssa Paige Williams, 38, of York, passed away, Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Wellspan York Hospital. Born in Hershey she was the daughter of Douglas and Karen Gochnauer Willams. Alyssa was a member of St. James Catholic Church, Lititz. She proudly graduated from Penn State University with a bachelor's in journalism. She later began a short career at Lancaster...

Jan 3, 2026

Leslie Sharon Carson, 62, of Lititz, passed away, Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Lancaster General Hospital with her husband and daughter by her side. She shared almost 42 years of marriage with her husband Dean S. Carson.

Born in West Chester, Leslie was the daughter of Clinton Young, Sr. and the late Helen (Townsend) Thomas. Leslie graduated...

Jan 2, 2026

Benjamin I. Ebersole, Sr., 79, of Lancaster, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2026, at his residence.

Born and raised in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Irvin and Gladys (Kaiser) Ebersole.

Benjamin worked for Lancaster Newspapers for over 30 years. During his long career, Benjamin was known as a true jack of...

Jan 1, 2026

Carla Jean Jankowski, 48, of Leola, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026, after a brief illness, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital, with her loving family by her side. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of David Flesch and the late Joan McKenna Flesch. Carla was the loving companion of Mark Capuano for six years. She...

Jan 1, 2026

Kathryn J. Frey, 97, of Lancaster, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1, 2026, at Homestead Village. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of the late Catherine (O'Connor) and William L. Jacob. Kathryn was the beloved wife of the late Charles A. Frey, Sr. with whom she shared more than 65 years of devoted marriage.

Dec 31, 2025

Mary Louise Baker, age 87 died peacefully on December 31, 2025 at Landis Homes a Continuing Care Community, Lititz, PA.

Mary Lou was born in Allentown, PA on August 26, 1938 to the late Raymond J. Manlin and Rose T. (Hacker) Manlin and was the wife of Edwin J. Baker, with whom she celebrated 45 years of...

Dec 31, 2025

Marie A. Starr, 83, of Lancaster, passed away Wednesday, December 31, 2025, after secretly fighting Stage 4 lung cancer. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Roger and Helen (Stabinski) Cranford. Marie was the loving longtime partner of over 30 years to the late Al Black.

She was a graduate of Columbia High School...